Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at [Collingwood]
Reference number: HS/3/180
Date: 14 April 1840
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Received a 5-ft. Newtonian reflector from John Frederick William Herschel's aunt Caroline; is offering it to the Royal Astronomical Society John Frederick William Herschel is on the verge of moving to Collingwood.
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- HS/3/180
- Earliest possible date
- 14 April 1840
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at [Collingwood], 14 April 1840, HS/3/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_180/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 May 2026
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